A beautiful hedgehog, in a long, torn white dress, slide her fingers against a blue furred babes head, not even 1 year old yet. She had deep purple quills that leaned back against her dress, smoothing against her upper back, reaching all the way down to her hips, Top messily ragged from all her endless jogging, as well as the tempurature. the rest of her fur was a brighter purple, almost pink, however not quite. She had a hood built into her dress that was laying over her tamed, yet messy quills. Her fingers paused on her babes blue forehead. Her turquoise eyes lifted in alert, as did her ears. She frowned. The noise that disturbed them, was the sound of a large vehicle.

'Hunters.'

She thought, as she stopped jogging, and began a dash along the many trees and shrubbery, abandoning her medium heel shoes to pick up speed, as well as avoid tripping as easily. The babe in her arms opened his eyes, revealing black pupils, looking up to his mother at the rush of air, he was held closely to her for protection, eyes reflecting curiosity, like any innocent young does would. The noises steadily got louder, The female hedgehog tried to run as fast as she could. Breath quickening as she grew more exhausted by the second.

"There she is! After her!"

She gasped at the voice, it was deep, maniacal, and sadistic. She silently prayed that her babe would make it out of here by some miracle, knowing her other children were safe, for now at least. Now there was one more babe to protect, to try ad save from being... Raised in such a way.

"Faster! She can't escape!"

The booming voice shouted, it made her want to wretch. She ran as fast as she could, breath hitching when she almost lost her footing against the tree roots, that erupted from the ground, filled with littered leaves a twigs.

The babe in her arms looked up to her. His breath hitched as well, as if feeling her pain, his eyes saddened at the pain that flashed in his mothers eyes, small ears folding back. And as if he could read her thoughts, his mouth opened and as silently as the butterflies swiveling behind them as they speed across turf.

"Ma!"

Her eyes widened, she looked down to him briefly, as she continued to speed at velocities even she couldn't have expected her self to achieve. a simple mumble from his lips had given enough support, to make her legs sretch thei limits, as well as her hope heighten. She could see everything turn into blurs of color, even if she couldn't tell if she was doing this, or if it was the miracle she had longed for only moments ago. She didn't have time to linger, or to even think of stalling into a stupor. She knew she had to run. Run as far away from those madmen as possible, and hide her last child in unsuspecting arms, as were the others, so they could live where they don't have to be caged like animals that they weren't. She gasped.

Something gripped her leg, pain shooting through her like lightning. Her babe had tears edging his eyes. But Aleena wouldn't have it, She placed him into the hole of a tree that she had held fast too, as quickly as she could. It was just big enough for him to hide. She whispered quietly as well as soothingly to him, ears leaning back. her tears over bridging her as the grappling hook tugged her to her fate the blood poured from her ankle fiercely.

"We shall meet again."

She gasped, and clenched her eyes as the wretched thing tugged again, it had impaled her ankle.
She continued.

"Don't worry my son, remember, mother loves you."

She kissed his forehead, as tears pooled from his eyes, she wrapped him gently in his cloth. She gasped a final time.

"Be strong, and live my Sonic hedgehog."

She stroked his cheek as more tears flooded from the babes peach muzzle. And she was pulled away so fast, all the babe could do was watch with widened eyes, as more silent tears flooded from his eyes. His small hand reached up slowly, mortified, it shook and his muzzle opened. She was swooped away within moments. Shock settling, as he waited. And waited, however she didn't seem to come back, no unsteady wobbling purple. Soon finding his voice again, to mutter in his own small babbling.

"Ma..."

It was quiet, as he still shivering, even under the warm cloth around his small body. More tears fell from his cheeks as he clenched his eyes tightly. Her face was stuck in his memory. As all children do, memorize their mother. The tears stopped finally, stains left in their place. He has to be strong. He stayed there staring down at his cloth for what seemed like hours. A twig snapped.

"Sorry dear."

The blue babes ears flew up, he shivered. The voices came closer.

"It's alright Silver."

He could see them through the trees hole he resided in, and recognized purple fur. A small gasped escaped his lips, and he reached to her. Lips opened to utter a third time.

"Ma!"

It was urgent, a Sliver hedgehog turned quickly, but not as quickly as the purple female had, The hedgehogs eyes widened, The felines did the same, but then, she smiled as she spotted the child in the tree. And walked over to him, gently taking him out of the place he resided. His doe like eyes laid upon what he thought was his mother at first, but now recognized her as a stranger. Tears silently fell onto his peach cheeks again. The feline stroked his forehead and cheek, like his mother would have. She had a red jewel in her forehead, a ponytail that ended with a darker purple. She wore a purple dress, holding him like he was her babe. And looked around briefly before concluding that his mother wasn't here anymore. The Silver hedgehog came over, and looked to the babe in her arms. His ivory quills were long, but the quills on his forehead took the shape of a japanese maple leaf. He couldn't help but smile as he watched her hold the babe protectively in her arms.

"Blaze..."

"Yes?"

"Can we keep him?"

He sounded like a child wanting a puppy, it made the feline chuckle, her white muzzle showed a smile.

"Yes."

They began walking to there home, and Blaze asked Silver, as the babe had calmed and played with Blazes golden necklace.

"What should we name him?"

Silver thought for a moment. but was interrupted when the babe smiled and spoke his first full word.

"Sonic!"

Blaze and Silver smiled at his happiness. Blaze let her fingers tickle gently at his tummy, making him giggle.

"Well, looks like babies make their own names."

He chuckled. The rest of the way home was filled with the comforted giggles, and laughs from the new guardians. And they finally got back home, to the slave market his new guardians ran.